These cars illustrate the evolution of the boxcar in the 1930s.
The first group of cars is representative of the ARA 1923 design.
First in this group of cars are the 75000 – 75499 series, which
were built in November 1929. From the builder's photo it
appears that these cars were built by the Pressed Steel Car Co.
The second group of cars 75500 – 75999 were built in February
1930. These cars also had the 8”-8” interior height and solid
side sill, which was notorious for rusting out. The cars had
Youngstown doors, Chicago Cleveland flexible radial roof. This
group of cars began the Erie's use of Buckeye ends.
While these were not exclusive to the Erie, they have become
identified with the Erie over time. As far as I can determine
these were the last of the cars that the Erie received that had
the 8’-8” interior height.
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3. General American Car Company Builders Photo of
75656. (Used with permission of George Elwood Fallen
Flags Railroad Photos).
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